Overview

• Real estate finance firm's Q4 adjusted net income slightly beat analyst expectations

• Company invested $2.5 bln in Q4, totaling $12.7 bln for the year

• Company executed record $4.4 bln of capital transactions in 2025

Outlook

• Starwood Property Trust plans to deploy cash across business lines to raise future earnings

• Company expects long-term accretive impact from Fundamental net lease business acquisition

• Starwood Property Trust highlights strong access to capital markets for future growth

Result Drivers

• CORE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE - Strong results in global commercial and infrastructure lending contributed to quarterly performance

• FUNDAMENTAL NET LEASE ACQUISITION - Acquisition expected to be accretive long-term due to reliable cash flows and rent increases

• SECURITIZATION AND REFINANCING - Increased securitization pace and refinancing led to higher cash levels for strategic deployment

Company press release: ID:nPn3ydxbBa

Key Details

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the specialized reits peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Starwood Property Trust Inc is $20.50, about 16% above its February 24 closing price of $17.68

• The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago

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